got a reasonable router (Ryobi 1/2 job) and need a decent table. Have looked at the Ryobi RT 6000 but its around £250, a tad on the dear side. Any recommendations for make and where to buy?
A mounting kit for the router will cost £25-30. a good thick piece of mdf for the base, some laminate to cover it. An NVR switch £20.00 and some mdf to make the fence. I mounted mine on an old tv stand. Probably cost you no more than £80.00 in total, and that will make a pretty large one.
I think making a table is a good idea if you are on a budget. I think I would probably buy the perform fence from axminster though, much easier to adjust and more versatile than a length of mdf and two cramps.
Thanks for all the advice but decided to buy one. Managed to persuade the funding manager to let me buy one (on the pretext of building lots of furniture!). Bought a Ryobi RT6000 at £180 + vat from Shiptons. Best price I could find on the web. Put it together today which took a bit of time as instructions are a lttlie unclear. Finished it now and really impressed with the quality.
Minor problem though regarding the switch on the router; I can't seem to get it to remain on and guess this is a safety measure. All well and good when used manually but not much good when it's fixed to the table. No doubt I can fix something up but seems a little strange to have to do this with the table and router being the same make.
Many routers no longer have a rocker on/off switch for safety.
Some, like trend sell attachments to hold the switch on for table use.
A lot of people overcome this by taping the switch on so the router is switched on with the NVR switch on the table.
DONT forget to remove the tape, or whatever else you use, when you remove the router from the table.
I plugged my router in after forgetting to switch it off when I removed it from the table.
That frightened the hell out of me so have never made that mistake again.
I plugged my router in after forgetting to switch it off when I removed it from the table.
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If you want a laugh watch someone plug in a belt sander which is still switched on! If it's plugged into an extension lead it can be trying to climb the wall at the end of the workshop before the brain has worked out whether it's better to chase the sander or to run for the wall switch.
A belt sander may be cause for amusement but a router at 20,000rpm is far from a joke.
It can cause very serious injuries.
The most feared by men would be their ability to join a choir as a soprano considering where the router is likely to be when plugged in.
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